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These days ("these days"=ALWAYS) I am ALL about easy and also healthy and delicious when it comes to meals, which is why I was so happy to be chosen to be a part of Del Monte's "Garden in Your Pantry" campaign. Even when it is snowing or heat-waving, with the help of delicious and healthy Del Monte® canned vegetables, it is possible to have a "garden" within arm's reach at any given moment. I have learned a few interesting things about Del Monte in the past few weeks! Did you know that almost 90% of Del Monte fruits and vegetables are grown in the United States? They also provide more no-sugar-added and no-salt-added vegetable products than any other national brand. You will do yourself a huge favor if you stock your pantry up now! Your garden may be buried in snow, but your stocked pantry is always accessible.

Keep reading to find out about the moo-lah. First? A video I created to accompany this recipe/post.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Cook until soft and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain the corn, potatoes, peas, green beans, carrots and corn. Add all vegetables to the skillet, as well as the chicken stock.

Turn the heat up to medium-high and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Five minutes before soup is finished, add the chicken.

It is freezing cold in south Alabama today and this chicken soup will be our dinner tonight. I always have tomatoes - sauce, diced, stewed in my cabinets. Mandarin oranges are my canned fruits - they make any salad beautiful!!!

My all time favorites, that I reach for, of vegetables and fruits to stock in my pantry are: tomatoes (whole, diced, juice); beans (green and kidney); peas (English and Black-eyed); and corn peaches, Mandarin oranges and pears